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systemic | childism |

As an adjective systemic

is embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a group, system, body, economy, market, or society as a whole.

As a noun childism is

a prejudice and/or discrimination against the young.

systemic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a group, system, body, economy, market, or society as a whole.
  • (physiology) Pertaining to an entire organism.

    • Usage notes

    Not to be confused with .

    Antonyms

    * topical * endemic

    Related terms

    * system * systematic * systematization * systematize * systemic bias

    See also

    * embedded

    childism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A prejudice and/or discrimination against the young.
  • * '>citation
    • To speak of "childism " is to court derision, and conjure a nightmarish totem of the bolshy teen threatening to call ChildLine when his parent or teacher scolds him.
  • A systemic condition that promotes stereotypes of the young.

    • References

    * Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth (2009), Childism — Prejudice Against Children [http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=cps.045.0251a]